Norway’s Labour Partry says it has agreed to form a new minority government with the rural Centre party. Talks between the two parties had been ongoing for four weeks following last month’s election. But Jonas Gahr Støre — Labour party leader and likely Norway’s next prime minister — announced on Friday that an agreement had […]
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A ‘small minority of U.S. Jews accept libels of Israel,’ its president laments (but he never mentions Palestine)
The new president of Israel, Isaac Herzog, lamented to a leading pro-Israel organization yesterday that many young American Jews are indifferent to “the Jewish collective,” and some are hostile to Israel. “Some of them, a very small minority, are too willing to accept distorted labels and libels against the Jewish state,” Herzog said in an […]
Only a Minority of Americans Think Biden Is “Mentally Stable” Enough to Be POTUS
President Joe Biden is not having a good week. According to a new poll, less than half of Americans think he is “mentally stable” enough to hold his job. According to a Fox News poll, confidence in Biden’s cognitive capabilities has continuously dropped since July, when only 39% of Americans said he was mentally unfit. […]
Party Controlling Executive, Legislative Branches Blames Minority Party For Everything Going Wrong
Party Controlling Executive, Legislative Branches Blames Minority Party For Everything Going Wrong WASHINGTON, D.C.—A spokesman for the Democrat party announced today that despite his party holding the White House and majorities in both houses of Congress, Republicans are to blame for their failure to pass any meaningful legislation so far this year. “Those pesky Republicans have […]
Jewish policy umbrella calls treatment of Uyghur minority ‘genocide’
The Jewish Council for Public Affairs, the main policy umbrella for US Jewish groups, resolved to protest what it called China’s “genocide” of its Muslim Uyghur minority. “The Jewish community should call upon the CCP to end the genocide and exploitation of the Uyghurs, as well as halt the oppression of other ethnic and religious […]
World’s 1st virtual Jewish center aims to revitalize a declining minority
In early 2020, Pavlina Šulcová was on the verge of making history in her hometown: She had identified a space that could house the Czech Republic’s first modern Jewish community center. The building, nestled amid the maze of red roofs, alleyways and bridges that make the Old City of Prague an enduring tourist attraction, was […]
Swedes Will Become Minority in Their Own Country in Less Than Half a Century, Researcher Says
As of today, more than one-third of all Swedish residents have some kind of foreign background, and their share continues to grow, owing to continued immigration and demographic trends that include differences in fertility rates. If the current level of immigration persists, Swedes will become a minority in their own country within 45 […]
Atrocities Against the German Minority in Poland
The Polish Atrocities Against the German Minorities in Poland Edited and published by order of the Foreign Office and based upon documentary evidence. Compiled by Hans Schadewaldt. Volk und Reich Verlag, Berlin © 1940. Second revised edition. This digitized reprint © 2019 by The Scriptorium, based on the original English translation as scanned, OCR’d and […]
BBC debate on whether Jews are an ethnic minority group sparks controversy
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Petition demands apology from BBC for debate on Jews as ‘ethnic minority’
Browse > Home / News / Petition demands apology from BBC for debate on Jews as ‘ethnic minority’ March 3, 2021 by JNS Read on for article Nearly 1,500 people have signed a petition demanding that the BBC apologize for airing a panel discussion on Monday about whether or not Jews are an “ethnic minority.” […]
BBC debate on whether Jews are an ethnic minority group sparks outrage
The BBC has been accused of bias in its coverage of Israel for decades. Now the public broadcaster is taking flak from British Jews for coverage much closer to home. What is causing their biggest dispute in years? It is the broadcast of a debate over whether Jews should be considered an ethnic minority — […]
How intelligent is artificial intelligence: Exploring the exclusion of minority
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly being touted as our future. AI technology has not only invaded our private lives in the form of smart technologies, virtual assistants, and robotic/ humanoid companions; but is also finding ever increasing representation in public sphere and government policies. From health technology to agriculture to the norms being developed on […]
Black And Asian Medics Urge Britain’s Minority Communities: Get The COVID Jab
It was not until she turned up at work on the morning of December 9 that May Parsons realised she was going to receive the first dose of her Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine – just a day after she had administered the world’s first to 90-year-old Margaret Keenan. As a nurse working in the respiratory wards at Coventry Hospital, Parsons […]
Professional Jewish Apologist Complains That Jews ‘Don’t Count’ As An ‘Oppressed’ Minority
Bari Weiss, a professional race-baiter and antisemitism™ hustler, has managed to grab some headlines once again — this time lamenting the fact that other “oppressed” groups elicit more sympathy from the public than the perennially downtrodden Jews who can’t get a fair shake from the political Left or the Right: “Right now, Jews are in […]
Israelis should learn from the ultra-Orthodox how a minority behaves
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Joe Biden: Distributing Coronavirus Aid to Minority-Owned Small Businesses Is ‘Our Priority’
The Biden administration will prioritize distributing coronavirus aid to small businesses owned by those in specific minority groups, according to a clip President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team shared Sunday. Source Views: 0
Uttar Pradesh conversion law not only anti-minority but extremely anti-Dalit also
The Uttar Pradesh Religious Conversion Prohibition Act 2020 passed last year by the Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh is not only anti – minority but also extremely anti-Dalit. This law is not only unconstitutional but also infringes on the fundamental rights of citizens. Although it is designed in the name of stopping the so-called love-jihad, […]
Minority Rights Central To India’s Democracy Fiber
Every country, has its share of minorities, whether linguistic, cultural or ethnic. For nearly all the countries, maintaining and securing their interests is a problem. And, for the biggest democracy in the world with largest spectrum of diversity it becomes a far more complex. In India we established a National Commission for Minorities under the National Commission for Minorities act, […]
NASDAQ To Require One Woman And One Minority Or LGBTQ On Company Boards
By Tyler Durden Today in “affirmative action for public company boards” news… In a move that does little to help either diversity or equality, NASDAQ is now pushing for SEC approval of a rule that would require public companies on its exchange to have at least one woman director and one “diverse” director – meaning a […]
Rep. Tom Emmer: Every House Seat Flipped by GOP Was Minority, Woman, or Veteran
Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN), chairman of the National Republican Congressinoal Committee, noted all House seats flipped by Republicans defeating Democrat incumbents were won by minority, women, and military veteran candidates, offering his remarks on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Sunday with host Joel Pollak. “Every one of the seats we flipped so far has been a minority […]